Last night’s softball game was ridiculous. Los Nuevos Expos had our entire roster in attendence; nobody was injured or on vacation. In a very closely-contested match against a worthy opponent, we rallied late and held on for a clutch victory. In our last turn at-bat, we were down three runs. I came up with no [...]
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In Which I Write About Softball, Then Abandon Blogging For Online Poker
Christina Carter – Lace Heart
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Images courtesy of Root StrataIan introduced me to Charalambides many years ago. I never got into their seemingly endless supply of CD-r releases, but I fell for their Siltbreeze and Kranky releases like Houston, Unknown Spin, Joy Shapes and A Vintage Burden. I also followed the solo recordings of Tom Carter and Christina Carter, [...]
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100 New Foods I’ve Tried
As many of you know, I have a little less than 12 months until I must complete the remainder of my Day Zero project. If you are too lazy to click on that link, what I mean is…on January 1st, 2008 I created a list of 101 goals that I gave myself 1,001 days to [...]
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The Raincoats – Odyshape
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Question: Who says women can rock without sucking?Answer: People who listen to Sleater-Kinney.Wrong. Women who rock almost always suck. Yes, even Sleater-Kinney sucks. The Raincoats, on the other hand, never sucked. Their eponymous debut album from 1979 is heralded as highly as a post-punk album could be — the 1994 reissue on Rough Trade featured [...]
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Long Tide
Another acceptable battalion can drown, dire exchanges forced in those final flashes. Good hammers have ingenuity. Just knowing knights love lonely ladies may make my mother maligned. Our powerful pistons positioned questionable queens raze radio towers. Transmissions terminated, tornados unmake this void. Why wage war with your young zealots? Change the tattered rags you [...]
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 166
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Artist:Dragon Turtle
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Track:Casualty
I feel like I’m running a day behind with these blog posts. Oh, wait — I am. Well, let’s make a quick mix tape and be done with this so I can focus on the real Monday blog update!CNN’s website had some interesting headlines this morning:…seems a bit optimistic if you ask me.…it’s good to [...]
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The Distinguished Gourmand: 8oz. Burger Bar
Hey, guy who told me I post pictures of myself and write about food too much: Fuck you, this is my website!Image borrowed from LA Eater websiteThroughout my search for the best burger in Los Angeles, I have consumed some really awesome food. Along with my dining partner Nicci, we have scoured the city for [...]
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The Top Ten Ways To Enjoy Boredom
Oh my God. I had an absurdly good meal at 8 Oz. Burger Bar this evening. I’ll post the pictures and describe the tastes later, I’m still full and haven’t found quite the right words to describe it yet. Then I came home and found out one of the restaurant’s co-owners was recently arrested on [...]
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I Almost Died Yesterday
This is pretty hilarious and embarrassing, but I’ll share it anyway because I have no filter to stop me from divulging every thought I have. I almost choked to death yesterday. Don’t be alarmed, don’t be frightened; it wasn’t like I was eating something savory like a sandwich or a hunk of meat. I was [...]
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Review: Leonard Cohen Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970
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I don’t think it is necessary for me to laud my hero, Leonard Cohen, any more than I already have on this website. As a singer-songwriter, a poet, and a novelist he is in a class all his own. His first three studio albums are as flawless as they are unparalleled. I dare you to [...]
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Letters To No One: Huge American Corporation
I am refusing to give the name of the company in question because I am planning on writing them a more formal letter in the near future. I don’t want to blow my chances of getting a response by sending them this letter first. If I don’t receive the response I want, I’ll re-post this [...]
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John Terlazzo – Honour Among Theives
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Here’s a record I saw decently priced at the WFMU Record Fair but wasn’t ready to pounce on. I remember reading about a dark folk record with a big Leonard Cohen influence, but couldn’t tie that review to this record. I’m sure I’ll find another copy someday soon.Terlazzo recorded this album in 1983 while [...]
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 165
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I wrote out this whole long introduction to the mix tape and then scrapped it. I just read some horrible news about drummer Jerry Fuchs passing away sometime late last night or this morning. I met Jerry once (I think it was 2005?). It was one of his first shows in New York with [...]
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Sufjan Stevens Lies, Gilroy Has UFOs, Giant Jellyfish Win, The Yankees Suck, And More…
• After years of silence, embarrassment to modern music Sufjan Stevens has finally revealed that his dead-in-the-water 50 states project was, “such a joke.” It’s easy to deny the truthfulness of one’s artistic intentions when you’re a complete fucking moron and you suddenly realize you cannot possibly achieve the goal you have set for yourself. [...]
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Burgers And Clothes
Just so you know, I made my most recent post for WFMU’s Beware Of The Blog earlier today. You can find a link to all my posts for that website on the right-side column near the top of this page. It’s about the records I bought at the fair this year. If you are not [...]
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Film Review: Krautrock The Rebirth Of Germany
A recent thread on the Electrical Audio forum keyed me into an available download of the recent BBC documentary entitled Krautrock – The Rebirth Of Germany. As an avid fan of German progressive/experimental music from the late ’60s and early ’70s, it offered fascinating insight into the lives of many of the musicians commonly linked [...]
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Letters To No One: Coca-Cola Company
Before I begin this open letter to Coca-Cola Company, I’d like to make two announcements:1) The wonderful folks at Temporary Residence Ltd. were kind enough to donate a prize for this week’s Swan Fungus poll. The topic this week — as you can see by looking at the left side-bar — is choose your favorite [...]
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Room For One
This was written March 17th, 2005. A few days after I officially started this blog! (I don’t have a recent free-write to share so I went into the archives)Square one says you have begun, and this is your path to salvation. The journey will be impossible. You shouldn’t bother starting. The end for you is [...]
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 164
Sorry I forgot to post this on Sunday!RULES for uninitiated noobs: With roughly 100MB of webspace, I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be deposited on your iPods or Zunes or Kingklangs or whatever the industry is currently pushing on you. Sometimes there will be themes that link all the songs together, other [...]
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Odd-y-ssey: Day 10 (The Last Day)
My trip back east ended not with a bang, but a whimper. I began my day with a 3-mile run, then fixed myself a rather large breakfast (two-egg omelet with the yummy habanero Vermont cheddar, a half a plain bagel and a whole wheat bagel). I was slow to shower and dress myself, but once [...]
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